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Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka in the 2005 film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Depp's first role (which he initially rejected) was in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Then he starred in the FOX's TV series 21 Jump Street. The show was a success and he instantly became a teen idol worshipped mainly for his looks, which Depp abhorred. However, with a salary of $45,000 per episode, Depp stayed with the show. The show lasted for four seasons; some speculate that it was Johnny Depp's exit that caused Fox to cancel the program.
Eager to shake his image as a Hollywood pretty boy, Depp began taking roles in offbeat, unusual films, beginning with Cry-Baby (1990) and later, at age 27, making his big break as the monstrously disfigured protagonist of Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. Soon afterward, Depp began landing featured parts in high-profile films alongside renowned actors, including What's Eating Gilbert Grape with Leonardo DiCaprio, Don Juan DeMarco with Marlon Brando, and Donnie Brasco with Al Pacino.
He is known for choosing diverse roles in a variety of genres, including Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), real-life undercover FBI agent and Mafia infiltrator Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco), a corrupt gun-slinging CIA operative Agent Sands (Once Upon a Time in Mexico), fictional candy mogul Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), and the drug-fueled gonzo-journalist Raoul Duke (modeled after Hunter S. Thompson) in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Depp is also noted for his frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton. They have made five films together to date: Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride. Depp has credited Burton as the director who saved him from being "a loser, an outcast, just another piece of expendable Hollywood meat" [2].
Depp has also directed, starred in and, along with his brother, co-wrote the screenplay for a film The Brave, which depicts the plight of Native Americans.
Depp has been nominated twice for a Best Actor Oscar for Finding Neverland and Pirates of the Caribbean and has six Golden Globe nominations to his name. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a set of hand- and footprints in the cement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
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